Maiden Series Win for Captain Kohli

Looking at the 2010 tri series held at Zimbabwe which was a debacle for Team India as they crashed out of the tournament before the finals but this time around, it has been a casual walk for the Indians as they crushed the host by 7 wickets with 87 balls remaining infront of the largest crowd registered so far in this series. We all know that the Harare pitch offers great assistance to seamers in the starting overs. This was much utilized by the Indian duo who perfectly bowled a consistent line troubling the batsmen. Even before 2 overs have been bowled, both the openers were in the pavilion. Later Taylor and Masakadza tried to get the team through the tough phase but they were edgy throughout their innings and soon fell over after making decent starts. As usual after the introduction of spin, the score read 89/6 which is becoming a common collapse. Though Williams was playing well he was left stranded at the other end as the batsmen couldnt read the spin variations. The only moment for the audience to cheer was when Tendai Chatara played the shot of the innings in the 40th over when he hooked an attempted bouncer from Vinay Kumar over deep square leg for six. Atlast on the 46th overs the Indians wrapped them up for 183.

The Indians started their innings with flying boundaries looking to finish off the match in less than 30 overs but the debutant Michael Chinouya didn’t look like he was going to let a heavy defeat completely ruin his first day of international cricket. Chinouya was given some consolation with the wicket of Rohit Sharma, caught behind, as his first and after the edge was pouched, he set off on a John Cena-inspired celebratory run, waving four fingers in front of his face. Virat then anchored the innings in tandem with Dhawan and then with Rayudu. After both their wickets fell, Raina came to crease to find some form but he rather in a different mood. He took off the bowlers right from the start of his innings and finished the match with a boundary to square leg and thus the series too.

"I think the problem is mental toughness," Taylor said. "I don’t think we’re mentally sharp enough. We’re just not making the precise decisions at the right time and not putting a real price on our wickets. Too many soft dismissals." at the presentation but never the less India have been benefitted more with their mental instability by clinching the series.